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Posted : 2020-12-30 08:50
Updated : 2020-12-30 17:31
The Running Man team wins the Golden Content Award at the 2020 SBS Entertainment Awards ceremony held Dec. 19 in Seoul. / Courtesy of SBS
By Park Han-sol
Major broadcasting networks are facing blistering criticism for pushing ahead with their year-end award ceremonies despite the raised social distancing level in the wake of the worsening COVID-19 situation in Korea.
The organizers announced earlier that the events would be held in accordance with the government-imposed preventive measures by having no live audience, installing glass shields and establishing social distancing among participants.
But with the successive confirmed cases among celebrities and other workers in the entertainment industry as well as the rise in the number of asymptomatic infections, the public is questioning whether the ceremonies with multiple attendees gathered in enclosed spaces are justified.